
"WhatbeganasadocumentaryonsculptressNikideSt.Phallefinishedupasafantasyaboutawoman'sattemptstoexorcisetheinfluenceofhersexuallydomineeringfather.ItprovidesanexcuseforawholeragbagofFreudianneuroses,six-footphallusesincoffins,nubilegirlsinnun'shabitsstrippinginfrontofaltars,masturbation,someobviousjokes,prettyphotography,abysmalacting,andacommentarythatreadsandsoundslikeaHomeServicechildren'sstoryforadults"(ChrisPetit,TimeOut)<br/> "Apsycho-therapeuticcollaborationwithsculptressNikideSt.PhalleandtheclosestWhiteheadevergottomakingafictionalmovie.Daddyisagarish,uninhibitedlyrelentlessassaultontheLawoftheFather,inwhichadaughter(deSt.Phalle),returningtotheFrenchchateauofherchildhood,re-livesandre-imaginesaseriesoferotictaboosandtransgressionsvisitedonthehaplessdaddy(RainervonDietz)featuringherself,hermotherandapubescentconventgirl(MiaMartin)...Deliberatelyvulgarandtasteless,withalevelofnon-actingthatachievesacertainkindofawfulbrilliance.WatchoutforafewglimpsesofWhiteheaduncreditedasDaddy'sfalconer"(Entropy)